Smartphone Slide Hits Samsung Execs in the Pocketbook

For evidence of Samsung Electronics’ flagging smartphone fortunes, look no further than the take-home pay of Samsung mobile chief J.K. Shin.

According to a regulatory filing late Friday afternoon, Shin earned just 689 million Korean won ($630,000) in the third quarter of the year, less than half of the 1.7 billion won ($1.5 million) that he pocketed in the previous quarter.